Job Description

Tasks

*Cross network security zones *Take day-to-day accountability for the Splunk platform (v6.3 upgrade to V7 soon ) operating cross network security zones. *Made of two forwarders, 6 clustered indexers, 2 times 3 clustered search heads, with the same architectural setup in the lab and UAT. *Work together with the other Splunk resources to maintain this system (in production and in the lab) and make it evolve according to users requirements: implement specific filtering, dashboards, integrate new data sources or adapt processing for existing ones (e.g. due to software upgrades in the network). *Deploy newer versions of the various components when appropriate: for bug fixes, to get relevant new features, etc. *Recommend changes to the architecture when appropriate and implement them once approved. *Maintain a clear documentation of the whole platform: components, versions, data flows, data sources, etc. *Interact directly with the users (network operations personnel): capture new requirements and defects into Jira tickets, prioritize these, implement, test, deploy fixes and new features.

Competences

*Expert level knowledge of the Splunk suite with ability to define the best suited architecture for needs, install, configure, develop, monitor and troubleshoot the whole platform. More specifically: *Architecture administration and design (big plus: Splunk Certified Architect certification) *General Splunk administration (big plus: Splunk Certified Admin certification) *Searching, reporting and management of data and knowledge objects (big plus: Splunk Certified Power User certification) *Creation and modification of custom apps *Optionally: Splunk Enterprise Security *Programming/scripting experience in Python *Some level of telecoms and networking skills is a plus since it helps to understand the contents of the data *Comfortable working in a Linux environment *Good oral and written communication skills to interact with users and peers *Fluent in English is mandatory (French or Dutch is a plus)

For more information on this position please apply to advertisement or get in contact with Nathan Wilson (Security contract recruiter) direct;

(E) n.wilson@lawrenceharvey.com (T) 02033273071

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